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Overall the city welcomed 37.9 million visitors who stayed overnight in 2018, of whom 13.6 million were international. [3] Major destinations include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Broadway theatre productions, Central Park, Times Square, Coney Island, the Financial District, museums, and ...
January 12: New York City Victory Parade of 1946. May 20: a United States Army Air Forces C-45 Beechcraft airplane crashed into the 58th floor on the north side of 40 Wall Street killing 5. [ 104 ] June 25: Fire destroys the St. George terminal of the Staten Island Ferry, killing 3 and injuring 280.
There are nine National Monuments, National Memorials or National Historic Sites in New York City (all but the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton are also National Historic Landmarks): African Burial Ground National Monument, declared February 27, 2006. Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19, 2001.
11 New York City Restaurants to Visit This Winter. William Li. February 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM ... New York City’s newest hot spots are all offering something special when it comes to creativity.
Fuller, Turner, Slattery, and Walsh [ 3] The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on 17 to 18 acres (6.9 to 7.3 ha) of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. [ 4]
The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and nearly 350 American companies. The 646-acre (261 ha) fairground consisted of ...
The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations , Diller Scofidio + Renfro , and Piet Oudolf .
Little Island at Pier 55. / 40.74194°N 74.01028°W / 40.74194; -74.01028. Little Island at Pier 55 (stylized as Little Island @Pier55) is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street ...